In an age where many in Hollywood do all they can to look younger, growing old gracefully can be a tricky process.

But silver fox George Clooney has proved his natural charm yet again by being voted the world’s top MAG – or Man Aging Gracefully.

In a poll of 1,000 people asking which men over 40 had embraced aging the best, 53-year-old Clooney earned top marks for not dyeing his hair and for ‘looking happy in his skin’.

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Ageing gracefully: George Clooney, right, was given top marks for not dyeing his hair and for 'looking happy in his skin'. The 53-year-old actor beat his friend Brad Pitt, 50, who came in second place

Best of Britain: James Bond actor Daniel Craig, pictured right, was the highest-rated Britain in fourth place. He was narrowly beaten by 51-year-old Johnny Depp, pictured left, who came in third

Rugged: Australian actor Hugh Jackman, pictured left with James McAvoy, was ranked in fifth place in the Man Ageing Gracefully survey

The actor beat 50-year-old Brad Pitt to the top spot, while Johnny Depp, 51, came in third.

Daniel Craig, 44, was the highest-placing Britain in fourth place and Australian heartthrob Hugh Jackman, 45, rounded out the top five.

MEN AGEING GRACEFULLY: TOP 10

George Clooney

Brad Pitt

Johnny Depp

Daniel Craig

Hugh Jackman

Matt Damon

Matthew McConaughey

Will Smith

Sean Penn

Colin Firth

Colin Firth came in tenth place in the survey, which was conducted by Crown Clinic hair transplant centre in Manchester.

Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey, 44, Matt Damon, 43, Will Smith, 45 and Sean Penn, 54, were also in the top ten.

Surgeon Asim Shahmalak from the Crown Clinic said: 'Clooney is a worthy winner. He has been a global sex symbol for 20 years and he has just as many female fans now as when he first emerged on ER.

'He has happily embraced middle age and looks just as sexy as a brooding silver fox as he did as a hunky young doctor in his breakthrough role.

'What is striking about the survey is
that every single MAG has a full head of hair. It's a sad fact but
nothing ages a man like losing his hair. The survey shows that baldness
can age a man by as much as 10 years.'

Crown
Clinic has seen a 25 per cent rise in male transplants in the last five
years - and said that between 40 and 50 is the most popular age for
transplants.

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Growing numbers
of men are copying celebrities such as Robbie Williams, Wayne Rooney
and Embarrassing Bodies star Christian Jessen and going under the knife
to keep their hair.

Oscar winners: Matt Damon, left, came in sixth place while Matthew McConaughey was ranked as the seventh best-looking man over 40. The poll was conducted by Crown Clinic hair transplant centre in Manchester

Family man: Actor Will Smith, pictured centre with son Jaden, daughter Willow, wife Jada and son Trey last year, came eighth in the poll of 1,000 people

Natural good looks: All the men in the list, including ninth-place Sean Penn, left, and Colin Firth, right, who came in tenth, had a full head of hair